THE SKOOG FARM JOURNAL: HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO THE MAN WHO DOES IT ALL...

Sunday, June 17, 2012

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO THE MAN WHO DOES IT ALL...

Especially for the 24/7 home and barn care over the past 5 weeks.

8 comments:

Michaele said...: What a wonderful post for a wonderful man. I just loved this!

p.s. I did get a chuckle out of the "bent over in the garden" shot : ); June 17, 2012 at 10:42 AM
Dreaming said...: I love all of your pictures. What fun to see so much of what he has been involved with!; June 17, 2012 at 11:10 AM
Sally said...: Great pictures, Lori! Loved seeing the younger years.

Looks like he has done it all and smiling, too!

Happy Father's Day, Gary; June 17, 2012 at 11:59 AM
Mary Ann said...: What a great tribute!; June 17, 2012 at 12:42 PM
Nancy J said...: Super tribute to a super man .Lovely family pics of him through the years.Lori, seems with the blog you are posting that life is easier, pain getting less and just being able to go outside, & take a photo is healing in ityself. Cheers from Jean; June 17, 2012 at 2:58 PM
Michelle said...: Great photos and smiling all through the years :); June 17, 2012 at 7:45 PM
Terry said...: Holy cow! HANDSOME!!!
And a good guy to boot.; June 17, 2012 at 11:18 PM
Melissa-ParadigmFarms said...: I really loved this post, what a wonderful collection of pictures. Thanks for sharing!; June 19, 2012 at 7:44 PM

FROM GREY HORSE MATTERS...

Where to Bury a Horse

If you bury him in this spot,
the secret of which you must already have,
he will come to you when you call;
come to you over the far, dim pastures of death.

And though you ride other living horses through life,
they shall not shy at him, nor resent his coming,
For he is yours, and he belongs there.

People may scoff at you, who see no lightest blade of grass
bent by his footfall,
who hear no nicker pitched too fine for insensitive ears.
People who may never really love a horse.

Smile at them then, for you shall know something
that is hidden from them
and which is well worth the knowing
The one place to bury a horse is in the heart of his master.

Thank you, Grey Horse Matters.

Poem for Masterpiece

Masterpiece of '79

He was a dark bay Masterpiece.

Deep chocolate brown

With small coal tipped ears

And three snowy white socks.

An eraser smudge of white

Above his eye

And a star connected to a blaze

Starting narrow and funneling wide

To wrap his lips

in a kiss.

He lived with dignity and joy;

A Masterpiece blend

of longevity

And temperament.

Appaloosa for soundness,

Thoroughbred for heart, and

Quarter Horse for sensible intelligence.

Although he is gone

His Masterpiece remains

In the memory of Jen

Who found and rode him;

And of Lori

Who soaked his beet pulp

And his sore feet,

Who loved him and,

When it was time,

Let him go.

Poem by Annette from Aspen Meadows.
Thank you.....

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Sunday, June 17, 2012

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO THE MAN WHO DOES IT ALL...

8 comments: